Today I was trying to describe a military dictatorship to Jack. I think he got parts of it, and I think even to a nearly five-year-old it didn't sound like that great of option.
In contrast, he asked what kind of government we had. I then started to describe a democracy. I told him that we all got a vote or say in things. So in an attempt to explain, I told him that each area has a representative or a council member that tries to represent what the people in their district wants. So I said, 'if you were the representative of this area, you would walk over to Mommy and Daddy and ask what things are most important to us, and then you would walk over to Jon and Ruth and ask them what things were most important to them, and then you would go to Rory and Susie and ask what things were most important to them.'
I then paused to see if he was understanding it. He happily said, 'Yeah, I get it. I think I would like to be that when I grow up, but I think I might get tired of walking.' So there you have it, aspirations of a future politician, although a potentially lazy one! The lazy part aside, this sounds just like a mini-Charles to me.
3 comments:
I would vote for Jack!
You did a great job of explaining how it should work. I will be sitting home waiting for my representative to ring the bell and ask what things are important to me:)
Jack for President! And if he really does walk over to all of his constituents' homes to find out what is important to them, then he really would be the best politican yet! Tell him I look forward to casting my vote for him in 30 years! :)
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